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Wonder Woman -­‐ p. 31
April 15 th , 2013
In present day, American fighter pilot Steve Trevor is shot down over
Themyscira, and after a successful emergency landing, he immediately
encounters Diana. Steve is brought before Hippolyta, who declares that he
will be returned to his home country. A contest is held among the Amazons
to determine who should carry out this task, and Diana, competing in
disguise, is the eventual winner. At the conclusion of the contest Diana
reveals her true identity, and Hippolyta grants Diana permission to travel
with Steve back to New York City. It is while the contest is in progress that
Persephone, one of Aresʼ guards, betrays her Amazon sisters and
releases Ares from his prison on Themyscira. Having fallen in love with
Ares, Persephone travels with him to the Underworld, where he is able to
convince his uncle, Hades, to remove the bracelets that render Ares mortal.
With Ares returned to power as a God and set loose in todayʼs world of
modern warfare weapons, Diana and Steve return to New York and join
forces to defeat Ares for good.
Wonder Woman was met with
critical acclaim, and was praised
for both the strength of its
characters and its action
sequences. While the script
may lack subtlety at times, it
was commended for its
portrayal of post-feminist
themes, particularly with respect
to Diana and Steveʼs attempts
to understand their respective worlds. With a running time of only 74
minutes, perhaps subtlety was a luxury the film could not afford, but this
film does offer a tantalizing preview of what a live action Wonder Woman
film could do with the right script and budget.